Customers traveling along I-96 between Grand Rapids and Lansing are expected to experience improved mobile Internet coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment and innovation by AT&T.* The company has completed a key initiative in its ongoing efforts to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its mobile Internet network along the interstate.

1. For more information, contact:
Teresa Mask
Media Relations/AT&T Michigan
(248) 205-0161
teresa.mask@att.com
AT&T EXPANDS MOBILE INTERNET WIRELESS CAPACITY
BETWEEN GRAND RAPIDS AND LANSING
Additional Spectrum Expected to Improve Connectivity and Performance of
Mobile Internet Data and Voice Connectivity
LANSING, MICH., JAN. 6, 2013— Customers traveling along I-96 between Grand Rapids and Lansing
are expected to experience improved mobile Internet coverage and voice performance as a result of
continued investment and innovation by AT&T.* The company has completed a key initiative in its
ongoing efforts to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its mobile Internet network along
the interstate.
The network enhancement adds new layers of frequency, also known as “carriers,” to eight cell sites
located within Ionia and Kent counties to more efficiently manage available spectrum and increase
mobile Internet capacity. The expansion helps manage ever-growing demand for mobile Internet
services by allocating more network resources for AT&T’s mobile Internet network.
“We’re always looking for new opportunities to provide an enhanced customer experience, and our
investment in the local wireless network is just one way we’re accomplishing that,” said Jim Murray,
president, AT&T Michigan. “We’re working to build a 4G network that’s smarter and better to provide
our customers with a superior mobile Internet experience.”

2. These investments help to ensure that Michigan residents continue to enjoy the best possible
experience over the AT&T network, whether at home, at work or on the go. The great performance of
AT&T’s 4G LTE network continues to be validated:
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AT&T has the fastest and now most reliable 4G LTE network.** Based on our analysis of
Nielsen data, AT&T has the highest success rate for delivering mobile content across
nationwide 4G LTE networks.
Meanwhile, our 4G LTE service was recognized as having faster average download and
upload speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld/TechHive’s most recent 20-market
speed tests – the second consecutive year that AT&T has ranked 1st overall.
PCWorld/TechHive also ranked AT&T’s as the fastest combination of 3G and 4G services in
the 20 cities it tested.***
And AT&T was named America’s fastest 4G LTE network in PC Magazine’s 2013 Fastest
Mobile Networks 30-market study – sweeping the top rankings in all six U.S. regions from
coast to coast: Northeast, Southeast, North-Central, South-Central, Northwest and
Southwest.****
In addition, RootMetrics® has awarded AT&T for strongest overall call, text, and data performance in
multiple markets since January of this year *****
Across the region and the state, AT&T’s 2013 investments have resulted in expansion and
enhancement of our 4G LTE network, which provides ultra-fast speeds. AT&T 4G LTE is now available
within the tri-county area of Oakland, Macomb and Wayne.]. Nationwide, nearly 250 million Americans
have access to AT&T 4G LTE service.
AT&T’s focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace
additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network****** including
more than 32,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, and
provides access to more than 461,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T
smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi
usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly wireless data plans.
Over the past six years (2007-2012), AT&T invested more than $116 billion into its wireless and
wireline networks across the country. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S.

3. economy than any other public company. In a September 2013 report, the Progressive Policy Institute
ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. “Investment Heroes.”
For more information about AT&T’s coverage in Michigan or anywhere in the United States, consumers
can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T
network news page.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not
by AT&T Inc
** Speed claim based on comparison of national carriers' average 4G LTE download speeds for AndroidTM and Windows
smartphones and iPhone 5. AT&T's 4G LTE reliability claim based on analysis of data network connection and data
transaction success rates reported by Nielsen during network tests conducted across 211 markets from July 2012 to July
2013, and compares carriers with nationwide 4G LTE networks. Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. LTE is a
trademark of ETSI.
*** PCWorld/TechHive, May 23, 2013, “AT&T clocks best overall speeds with 3G/4G combo”
**** PC Magazine, June 17, 2013; http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420333,00.asp
***** Performance rankings based on RootMetrics® RootScore® Reports in testing of 125 markets since January 2013, of four
national wireless carriers. The results of the Reports are not an endorsement of AT&T by RootMetrics. Wireless network
performance is subject to a number of factors. Your experience may vary. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.
******A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
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